Chapter 170 Start learning
Yao Niang, oh no, her name should be Song Xin now. After signing the contract, she was very anxious to do things.
But he was stopped by Song Qingci.
"Don't be in a hurry. Move first. Get familiar with the environment first, and then we can talk about the work to be done."
The employees are so enthusiastic that it seems very exhausting for her as the boss.
Suddenly, Song Qingci looked at Song Xin and thought of catfish. Then, she felt that if she wanted to give up in the future, it might not work.
Song Xin moved very quickly. The guest house where she originally lived was very close to Lou's yard, making it convenient for her to take care of it.
When she came, she had nothing but wounds all over her body, so when she left, Song Xin only took the clothes she had worn. She did not take away anything else that Lou had sent her.
After arriving at Chixiao Courtyard, she chose a room closest to the gate so that it would be convenient for her to go in and out to do things.
Yinping, who saw all this, also breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought she would have an additional opponent, but she didn't expect that Song Xin did not want to stay with the young lady, but signed a long-term contract to go out to work.
In this way, they will no longer be in competition with each other, and they may even help each other in the future.
This situation really couldn't be better.
Two days later.
Yinxing, Yinping and Song Xin were called to Song Qingci together. They looked at each other, not knowing why they were called here.
"Don't be nervous. It's not a bad thing to call you here." Song Qingci pointed to the books on the table and said, "I called you here today to study."
The three of them became even more confused.
The three of them are responsible for different things. Is there anything they need to learn together? !
"Open it and take a look. This is what I want you to learn."
Song Xin was the first to pick up the book and open it to read. As a result, no one said a word after reading it.
She had never seen anything written on it before. Moreover, many of the words were crooked and she had no idea what they were.
Yinxing and Yinping also stepped forward to take a look.
They had seen this thing before. They had seen it before when the young lady was sorting out the account books, but they didn't recognize it. They just thought it was magical. It seemed that with just a few simple gestures, they could figure out those complicated accounts.
"Madam, what is this?" Song Xin had never seen it before. He had no idea what it was.
''Arabic numerals.''
"What?" Yin Xing didn't even think about it, and only remembered one word.
"Arabic numerals," Song Qingci repeated.
"What are these Arabic... numerals used for?" Song Xin is indeed a good learner who follows her brother. Her memory is pretty good.
Although these were unfamiliar words that she had never come across before, she still memorized them.
"These Arabic numerals are very useful. In the field of bookkeeping and arithmetic, they can be called a magical tool."
Song Qingci was not exaggerating at all.
Using Arabic numerals, she could count ten pages without stopping, but if she used Chinese characters, her head would explode after only two pages.
There's nothing I can do about it, this is the education I received since childhood.
I believe that every Chinese person is the same. This is a talent, and it is also a heritage engraved in our DNA!
"Is this number really that impressive?" Yin Ping had seen the young lady write this number, but she had only seen it.
She has been busy with various chores lately and has no time to study it in detail.
"It's true." "Yin Xing can testify to this. Although she doesn't understand it, she has seen the young lady use it. "The young lady used this and other things to quickly settle the bad debts left by the previous housekeeper Shan."
"Yinxing!" Yinping heard Yinxing mention housekeeper Shan and quickly stopped her.
Butler Shan and the things behind him have become invisible taboos in the general's mansion.
Those who knew the inside story and those who didn't, all seemed to have agreed not to mention, ask or say anything about this person or this matter.
Therefore, the matter of Butler Shan was suppressed and the scope of its spread was very limited. People outside, including the shop owners outside the general's mansion, knew nothing about these things.
After being reminded, Yin Xing realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Song Qingci with pleading eyes.
"Okay, let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about learning Arabic numerals first." Song Qingci did not blame him.
Although the matter has been suppressed and it is unlikely that it will be completely avoided, it will not be a big deal if it is mentioned.
Seeing that the young lady did not pursue the matter, Yinxing put his hand down with relief.
Learn, learn first!
"I will give you three days. You must learn Arabic numerals and how to use them." Song Qingci felt that three days should be enough.
After all, it is just a combination of ten numbers from 0 to 9.
And for now, we are only learning addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division depend on the situation.
I will teach you if it is useful in the future. If it is not useful, then I will not teach you.
However, she didn't expect that Song Xin was the only one who learned these Arabic numerals, which she thought were very simple, within three days!
This is totally unjust!
Aren't people in ancient times said to be very smart? Why is it that only one of the three she taught is good?!
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"Song Xin, is this how you write eight?" Yin Xing pointed at the two circles she had written on the table and asked.
Song Xin took a look and said, "You wrote it wrong. You need to connect them here." As she spoke, she pointed her finger to the middle of the two circles.
"Ah? You have to connect them together?!" Yin Xing held the pen in her hand, feeling very frustrated.
She has been practicing for several days, but why are these Arabic numerals so difficult to write and remember?
"If you write it like this, it will connect directly." Song Xin took her pen and demonstrated to her on paper how to write the number eight in a very standard way.
The way to write Silver Star is to draw two circles stacked on top of each other. But this will easily leave a gap in the middle. It looks like two zeros.
"But I can't twist it right," Yin Xing felt like she was about to cry. She was really too stupid. Song Xin and Yin Ping had both learned it, but she still wrote it like this.
The Arabic numeral eight looks like a snake, twisting and turning.
"Just practice a few more times and it will be fine." Song Xin understood her feelings very well. At first, she also felt that it was difficult to write with twists and turns. After practicing hundreds of times, she finally found the trick.
These Arabic numerals are all written in the same way. As long as you master the twisting method, they are very easy to write.
During the practice in the past few days, she also found that Arabic numerals are indeed much more convenient than Chinese characters.
As long as you are familiar enough, the time it takes to write a string of Arabic numerals may be the same as writing one or two Chinese characters.
Just when Yin Xing was still struggling with the number 8, Song Qingci appeared.
Seeing her coming, Yinxing, Yinping and Song Xin all stopped what they were doing and bowed to her respectfully.
"No need to be polite. Stand up." Song Qingci walked to his seat with the vertical addition and subtraction textbook he had compiled and sat down.
"I believe that you have become very familiar with Arabic numerals in the past two days. So starting from today, I will teach you something new."
The three of them listened to Song Qingci like good students.
"The ultimate purpose of letting you learn Arabic numerals is to apply what you have learned. You also know that the accounts of the general's mansion, whether inside or outside the mansion, are very complicated. If we follow the old accounting method, we will either be exhausted or die. Therefore, we need to use some simple methods to help us not be so tired."
"So, starting today, let's learn the addition and subtraction of Arabic numerals! This kind of addition and subtraction is also called vertical form." Song Qingci was like a strange teacher who abducted elementary school students.
Then the three abducted students looked curious.
"Madam, don't you need counting rods to learn addition and subtraction?" Song Xin asked the question first. Madam didn't bring anything except a book.
She had seen her brother's teacher doing arithmetic and the like, but at that time there was something like a small wooden stick in front of him.
Later I asked my brother and found out that the thing is called counting sticks, which are specially used for calculations.
"No need." Song Qingci shook her head. To be honest, she had only seen counting rods in museums, and she didn't know how to use them.
"What about the abacus?" Yin Ping asked. "All the shopkeepers use the abacus."
"No need." Song Qingci continued to shake his head, "The method I teach you is simpler than using an abacus."
This is not bragging. In China today, there are very few people who can use an abacus, but most people can use the vertical method. Anyone who has been to elementary school will start learning it in the first grade. And once you learn this, you can use it in every aspect of life.
It is a very practical science.
"There is such a magical method?!" Yin Xing sighed. In her heart, she wondered if this was also the opportunity that the young lady had obtained.
Is the young lady a goddess favored by the heavens? How come she can get every opportunity?
"Of course, if you follow me, I promise that you will all learn this magical method."
Song Xin's face showed a very excited expression.
What the young lady taught her was something she had never seen before. And judging from what she had learned in the past two days, this thing called vertical style must be very powerful.